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Ms. Tookmanian from Paterson, NJ is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sensational Sewing

Help me give my students an embroidery machine to create custom school spirit t-shirts for every student in my classroom.

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  • $665 still needed thanks to a match offer

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My Project

Help me give my students the opportunity to create custom school spirit wear for every student in my classroom. My incredible students have been working really hard all year. I want to celebrate my students' learning efforts, by gifting them custom embroidered school spirit wear. The spirit wear will acknowledge my students' hard work and dedication to learning.

My students will design their own sewing project and draw out their designs on paper to share with the class.

I will use the embroidery machine to embroider student-created designs on school spirit wear. I will build on this lesson by teaching basic embroidery and/or hand-sewing. Once I have the supplies, I will be able to continue to make each new class of students their own grade level and school spirit shirts.

Ms. Tookmanian Norman S Weir Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Paterson, NJ View local requests

More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

75 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brother SE2000 Computerized Sewing and Embroidery Machine • Amazon Business $1,129.61 1 $1,129.61

Materials cost

$1,129.61

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$16.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,176.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$207.63

Total project goal

$1,384.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,384.18

1 Donor

-$25.00

Donations toward project cost

-$25.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

General Motors match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $1,329.76

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